Christopher Golec
About Christopher Golec
Chris Golec launched Channel99 in 2022 to change the way companies measure and invest in B2B marketing and digital programs. The company will soon be introducing an AI-powered attribution engine that will revolutionize B2B as we know it today. Prior to Channel99, Chris has been active advising CEO's and marketing executives, investing in start-up's, and supporting various philanthropic organizations. Previously, he founded Demandbase to transform B2B advertising, marketing and sales through innovations in digital technology and pioneered the ABM technology category. Today, the world's largest and fastest growing enterprises across the financial services, hi tech, manufacturing, healthcare and telecom industries have adopted Demandbase's B2B marketing platform and Account Based Marketing (ABM) technology to dramatically improve the way they acquire and grow customers. Accomplishments include: - Top SaaS CEO in 2018 and 2019 (#14 and #4, respectively) - The Software Report - Raised $150 million, hired a team of 300 people across the U.S. and Europe, and grew annual revenue beyond $100 million while achieving profitability. - Earned "Best Places to Work" in the Bay Area for 7 consecutive years, #9 in 2020. Won Top 10 Places to Work in the U.S. by Glassdoor in 2016 (out of 500,000 businesses) with a 98% CEO approval rating. - Pioneered the now widely adopted ABM (Account-based Marketing) technology category. Named "Leader" of the ABM category by Forrester Research and Gartner. - Acquired 2 companies to accelerate Demandbase's data science and A.I. capabilities - Marketing Technology Executive of the Year in 2018 and 2019 - DM News Prior to starting Demandbase, Chris founded Supplybase to help global manufacturers collaborate with their supply chain to bring new products to market. As one of the first successful B2B software and data solutions in the late 90’s, Supplybase was acquired in March, 2000 by i2 Technologies (Nasdaq: ITWO) for $380 million. Before becoming a software entrepreneur, Chris held multiple sales, marketing and engineering positions with GE, DuPont, and GM. Specialties: Account Based Marketing, Marketing and CRM Technology, Online Advertising, Big Data, Technology Innovation, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, ABM, Business Strategy, Customer Acquisition, Retention Strategies, Personalization, Building Organizations, Customer Experience, Financing Strategies